€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 6 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

09-02-2023 18:58 UTC+2

Wiciak Gets Value From Ylitalo

Connor Richards

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Simon Wiciak opened to 400,000 from middle position with A♦10♦ and Robin Ylitalo defended the big blind with A♥9♠.

Ylitalo checked on the flop of 9♦10♥K♣ and Wiciak continued for 350,000. Ylitalo called. Ylitalo checked again on the 7♣ turn and Wiciak checked back.

Ylitalo checked once more on the 5♣ river and Wiciak bet 650,000. Ylitalo called and mucked as he saw his pair of nines was no good.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Wiciak	20,480,000 2,200,000	2,200,000

Robin Ylitalo	4,430,000 -1,595,000	-1,595,000

Tags: Robin Ylitalo Simon Wiciak

09-02-2023 18:49 UTC+2

Akkari Doubles Through Niste

Dan O'Hair

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Mihai Niste opened to 400,000 from early position and Andre Akkari shoved for his last 2,700,000 from the small blind. It was folded back to Niste, who called to put Akkari at risk.

Andre Akkari: 10♥10♣
Mihai Niste: A♠K♦

It was a race, but the 4♦7♠5♠Q♦6♣ runout kept Akkari best with his pair and he doubled up through Niste to continue his improbable run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mihai Niste	5,950,000 -2,680,000	-2,680,000
Andre Akkari	5,800,000 2,690,000	2,690,000

Tags: Andre Akkari Mihai Niste

09-02-2023 18:46 UTC+2

Big Stacks Collide as Wiciak Spikes the River

David Salituro

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Carl Shaw raised to 400,000 in the cutoff with 9♦9♣ and Simon Wiciak, in the small blind, used some of the new grey 500,000 chips to three-bet K♣J♦ to 1,600,000.

Shaw called and they went heads-up to the 5♦8♣8♥ flop. Wiciak continued for 800,000 and Shaw put in a raise to 2,100,000. Wiciak then reraised to 3,500,000 and Shaw called.

Both players checked the Q♥ turn before Wiciak spiked a pair on the J♣ river. He checked again, and Shaw quickly tapped the felt as Wiciak took the more than 10,000,000 chip pot with that fortunate river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Wiciak	18,280,000 5,390,000	5,390,000

Carl Shaw	6,900,000 -4,990,000	-4,990,000

Tags: Carl Shaw Simon Wiciak

Level: 32

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 200,000

09-02-2023 18:15 UTC+2

Break Time

David Salituro

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

The remaining nine players are now on a 20-minute break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Wiciak	12,890,000 -180,000	-180,000

Carl Shaw	11,890,000 -400,000	-400,000
Mihai Niste	8,630,000 50,000	50,000
Curtis Knight	7,655,000 125,000	125,000
Robin Ylitalo	6,025,000 25,000	25,000

Ezequiel Waigel	5,300,000
João Sydenstricker	4,825,000 -25,000	-25,000
Santiago Plante	3,250,000 -380,000	-380,000

Andre Akkari	3,110,000 220,000	220,000

09-02-2023 18:10 UTC+2

Niste Doubles With Cowboys

Connor Richards

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Mihai Niste called in the small blind and Carl Shaw raised to 600,000 in the big blind. Niste three-bet to 1,650,000 and Shaw four-bet jammed as Niste snap-called for a total of 4,215,000.

Mihai Niste: K♠K♦
Carl Shaw: 9♥9♣

Niste was far in front with cowboys and doubled up as the board ran out a safe J♣J♦A♥6♥Q♦ to earn him a double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carl Shaw	12,290,000 -3,970,000	-3,970,000
Mihai Niste	8,580,000 3,510,000	3,510,000

Tags: Carl Shaw Mihai Niste

09-02-2023 18:06 UTC+2

Knight Gets Aggressive

Dan O'Hair

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Curtis Knight opened to 300,000 with A♣5♣ from early position and was called by Ezequiel Waigel in the cutoff with 10♦9♦ and Robin Ylitalo in the small blind with 2♥2♦.

The flop came 6♣4♠6♦ and action was checked to Waigel, who bet 300,000. Ylitalo folded, but Knight check-raised to 1,000,000. Waigel let his hand go and Knight dragged the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Curtis Knight	7,530,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Robin Ylitalo	6,000,000 400,000	400,000

Ezequiel Waigel	5,300,000 -850,000	-850,000

Tags: Curtis Knight Ezequiel Waigel Robin Ylitalo

09-02-2023 17:56 UTC+2

Ylitalo Gets Three-Bet Twice, Sydenstricker Nearly Moves In

David Salituro

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Robin Ylitalo raised to 325,000 in early position with K♥10♥ before Curtis Knight three-bet A♥5♥ to 850,000 on the button. Ylitalo quickly folded when action got back to him.

The next hand, Ylitalo again made it 325,000, this time with A♣10♠, and Carl Shaw reraised to 900,000 with 2♦2♣ out of the hijack. João Sydenstricker then woke up with K♠K♦ in the small blind and four-bet to 3,000,000, leaving himself just 325,000 behind, and both opponents folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carl Shaw	16,260,000 -900,000	-900,000
Curtis Knight	6,330,000 870,000	870,000
Robin Ylitalo	5,600,000 -1,650,000	-1,650,000

João Sydenstricker	4,850,000 1,780,000	1,780,000

Tags: Carl Shaw Curtis Knight Robin Ylitalo João Sydenstricker

09-02-2023 17:48 UTC+2

Akkari Folds the Better Hand

Connor Richards

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Andre Akkari opened to 300,000 from early position with A♠2♠ and Carl Shaw three-bet to 775,000 on the button with K♦Q♣. Akkari called.

Akkari checked on the flop of A♦Q♠6♣ and Shaw continued for 450,000. Akkari called. Akkari checked again on the 7♦ turn and Shaw sized up to 1,000,000. Akkari laid it down and gave Shaw the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carl Shaw	17,160,000 1,070,000	1,070,000
Andre Akkari	2,890,000 -1,220,000	-1,220,000

Tags: Andre Akkari Carl Shaw

09-02-2023 17:44 UTC+2

Wiciak Bluffs into Ylitalo

Dan O'Hair

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Simon Wiciak opened to 300,000 with Q♦J♥ first-to-act and was called by Robin Ylitalo with K♠Q♠ in the cutoff.

Both players checked on the K♥6♥5♥ flop and then Wiciak bet 550,000 on the K♣ turn. Ylitalo called with his trip kings.

The 7♣ completed the board, whiffing Wiciak's flush draw, and he fired 1,300,000 into the middle. Ylitalo quickly called and Wiciak was forced to surrender the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Wiciak	13,070,000 -2,150,000	-2,150,000

Robin Ylitalo	7,250,000 2,450,000	2,450,000

Tags: Robin Ylitalo Simon Wiciak